Saturday, December 29, 2012

Staggering Suicide Numbers For American and Israeli Military

The Israeli ministry for military affairs recently reported that the number of Israeli soldiers who committed suicide exceeds that of those killed in battles.

It has long been known that there are more veterans who end up committing suicide than there are who actually die on the battlefield.

This fact has been so unsettling for many people in the mainstream because it exposes the true nature of what war is all about.

In the past month, numbers have been released from both the US Army
and the Israeli Military highlighting the severity and frequency of this
problem.

It was reported by Press TV that an average of 40 Israeli soldiers
per year took their lives between the years of 1990 and 2000. The article also said that:

“The official data regarding the suicide rate had been
released for the first time by an unknown Israeli blogger, who was later
investigated by Israeli police. The blogger also found out that the
real number of suicides in the Israeli army had been much greater than
what the official data show.
The Israeli newspaper Maariv published an article in 2003,
saying that suicide had been the number one cause of death in the
Israeli army. The Israeli ministry for military affairs recently
reported that the number of Israeli soldiers who committed suicide
exceeds that of those killed in battles.”

In the US military which is much more densely populated the numbers
are far higher. This month numbers were released from the Army showing a
staggering number of suicides among soldiers.

“During November, among active-duty soldiers, there were
12 potential suicides: one has been confirmed as a suicide and 11
remain under investigation. For October, the Army reported 20 potential
suicides among active-duty soldiers; since the release of that report,
one case has been removed for a total of 19 cases: nine have been
confirmed as suicides and 10 remain under investigation. For 2012,
there have been 177 potential active-duty suicides: 113 have been
confirmed as suicides and 64 remain under investigation. Active-duty
suicide number for 2011: 165 confirmed as suicides and no cases under
investigation.”

The underlying problem here, the bottom line, is that human beings
are not cut out for the kind of carnage that plays out on the
battlefield.
Despite the cultural mythology surrounding human nature, and the dark
history of subjugation that has plagued humanity for centuries,
violence has a very traumatic impact on the human consciousness.
These people are suffering through a very traumatic time in their
life, where they need to work through their issues and face their demons
head on before coming to terms with what they have experienced.
To cover up these issues and act like these veterans have no good
reason to be depressed is to bury them even deeper in their trauma and
increase their risk of depression and suicide.

237 Israeli soldiers committed suicide in ten years: Report

Israeli soldiers (file photo)

At least 237 Israeli soldiers have committed suicide over the past ten years, a report says.

According to secret data released by the Israeli military, an average of 24 troops decide to take their own lives every year, Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Thursday.

According to the report, an annual average of 40 Israeli army forces also killed themselves between 1990 and 2000.

The official data regarding the suicide rate had been released for the first time by an unknown Israeli blogger, who was later investigated by Israeli police.

The blogger also found out that the real number of suicides in the Israeli army had been much greater than what the official data show.

The Israeli newspaper Maariv published an article in 2003, saying that suicide had been the number one cause of death in the Israeli army.

The Israeli ministry for military affairs recently reported that the number of Israeli soldiers who committed suicide exceeds that of those killed in battles.